For the most part, though, this time of year is one spent mainly in front of the computer: there's taxes and business plans, searching for new equipment and research into bridal trends. To me, it's not enough to master the photography part of a wedding; it's important to know what's going on in the entire industry so I can be as helpful as possible to my brides and grooms. Stacks of wedding magazines are starting to form on my desk - which used to completely freak out a former boyfriend of mine, LOL! - and websites are beginning to fill up my bookmarks folder on Delicious. I will try to share some articles with you all that may be of help, like this one:
Photography Tips - from brides.com
There is also a wonderful article by Kim Forrest about negotiating with your vendors in the Fall/Winter 2009 issue of Brides Boston...if you can, it's a good read to check out.
I plan to post some images of Lauren and Tim's event later this week...until then, here's a tease:
